Does the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) prevent shingles?

November 2003

Does the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) prevent shingles?

Shingles is due to reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) that remains in the body.

It usually occurs in older adults because their immunity wanes and the virus multiplies. But shingles can also occur in kids.

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who should take a daily aspirin...and how much they should take
Alzheimer's Disease Memantine (Namenda) just got approved for Alzheimer's
Cardiology new warnings about a potential interaction between cranberry juice and warfarin
Cardiology More heart failure patients will be taking an aldosterone antagonist
Osteoporosis thiazide diuretics reduce the risk of fractures from osteoporosis
Osteoporosis combo treatment for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Shingles Does the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) prevent shingles?
new protease inhibitor called Lexiva
Infectious Diseases antibiotic suspensions that DON'T need refrigeration...DisperMox and Panixine Disperdose
Infectious Diseases new injectable antibiotic called Cubicin
Hematology & Oncology Femara (letrozole) to prevent recurrent breast cancer
Men's Health Levitra will work in some men who don't respond to Viagra
possible link between atypical antipsychotics and diabetes
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confusion between the new Darvocet A500 and Darvocet-N 100
Medication Errors Look- and sound-alike drug names are creating mistakes